reality; actuality; hard fact
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
polite; courteous; hospitable
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
in its entirety; whole; wholly
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to die; to lay down life's burden
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to devour; to bite to death
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(medical) decoction; infusion
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
action; operation; effect; function
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right side; right-hand side
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation